I did not read all of the responses here. My way of dealing with the situation was power naps.Pull into a rest area,set an alarm clock for a 15...
I spent most of my life in and out of big trucks.Starting at about 18 yrs.old in the US Army.I could have passed my CDL test very easily,without...
As far as I know,most trucking companies require that you be 23 yrs. old.There may be a few small companies out there that would hire at your...
I drove for Roehl a few years back,and found them to be an OK company.One thing to keep in mind,is that there is no perfect company out...
Right on with the sleeping bag. I used one almost all of the time,the only exceptions were the extra cold or extra hot nights,at which time I...
Right on,just remember that its just a job.Continue with a good attitude and you will make out OK.
There is another supposedly good school west of Youngstown called TDDS.Ya might wanna check them out also,seeing as they are right in that area.
What phone????? When I was on the road it was nice to get away from the darn things.
Nothing on the flatbed division.I drove for both Swift and Roehl.There was no comparison whatsoever.Roehl is definitly the better company to drive...
Ahh here we go some of you have it right and others?????Driving a truck is nothing more or less than a job.I went from a union job to driving the...
All kinds of pretty good tips posted here.In a way I was fortunate driving in the winter.Having been born and raised in snow country,it just came...
Oh yeah,when I first started out,an old timer told me it is just like pushing a wheelbarrow,so think about it,he was right.
Yeah,the good old backing thing.It takes most of us quite a while to get it down pat.Course there are a few that seem to pick it up right...
Even tho I had drove trucks all of my life,when it came time to officially go over the road I had to attend a driving school.The pretrip was kinda...
No pix of it,but it was a 1987 Pete cabover,with a 310 Cat and 9 speed.It was an old Transport America truck,which I bought reasonably and it did...
Had my Coleman cooler hooked up,plus one of the small warmers which plug into the cigar lighter.My wife would cook up dinner size meals in foil....
With all of the truck stops around,there really is no reason to be caught overweight at the state scales..Most companies pay for you to weigh,even...
Hope this is the right place to post this.Driving a truck is a job,and like with any other job,you have certain duties to perform.If you cannot...
Back when I first started driving truck I had to go into the caves.It was pretty much like any place else,you have to be aware of your...
I had the hazmat endorsement for years.Then when they came out with the new background check fingerprinting,etc.I drooped it. I told the girl at...
